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I'm a high school senior in Sparks, and I have a little brother in second grade. My parents both work early, so getting my brother ready for school is my job. Most mornings we do fine. But I'm seventeen and I'm the breakfast plan, and on the mornings when we're out of cereal or out of time, he goes to school with nothing and I sit in my first-period class thinking about it instead of the lesson. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. AB 156 has passed both chambers, and I wanted to write one more time — not to ask for anything, but to say thank you. Your vote will mean thousands of Nevada kids start the school day ready to learn. That's the kind of result that restores a person's faith in state government.

I'm a high school senior in Sparks, and I have a little brother in second grade. My parents both work early, so getting my brother ready for school is my job. Most mornings we do fine. But I'm seventeen and I'm the breakfast plan, and on the mornings when we're out of cereal or out of time, he goes to school with nothing and I sit in my first-period class thinking about it instead of the lesson. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. This bill would change that, for my family and thousands of others. Now that AB 156 has passed, I wanted to thank you for supporting it. It would have been easy for a bill like this to die quietly in the shuffle of a session. It didn't, because legislators like you decided it mattered. My family noticed, and we're grateful.

I'm a pediatrician who has practiced in Sparks for nearly two decades. I see the downstream effects of childhood food insecurity in my exam rooms every single week: kids with headaches and fatigue that have no medical cause beyond an empty stomach, families juggling rent against groceries. Universal school breakfast is one of the few interventions where the evidence is genuinely unambiguous. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. AB 156 has passed both chambers, and I wanted to write one more time — not to ask for anything, but to say thank you. Your vote will mean thousands of Nevada kids start the school day ready to learn. That's the kind of result that restores a person's faith in state government.

I'm a pediatrician who has practiced in Sparks for nearly two decades. I see the downstream effects of childhood food insecurity in my exam rooms every single week: kids with headaches and fatigue that have no medical cause beyond an empty stomach, families juggling rent against groceries. Universal school breakfast is one of the few interventions where the evidence is genuinely unambiguous. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. AB 156 has passed both chambers, and I wanted to write one more time — not to ask for anything, but to say thank you. Your vote will mean thousands of Nevada kids start the school day ready to learn. That's the kind of result that restores a person's faith in state government.

I work in the cafeteria at an elementary school in Las Vegas. I'm the one who sees which kids hover near the line at breakfast but don't come through it, because the reduced-price paperwork didn't get filed or because they don't want the other kids to see. When breakfast is free for everyone, that shame disappears overnight. I've watched it happen. The line just becomes the line. When breakfast is universal instead of means-tested, participation among eligible low-income kids jumps dramatically, because the stigma of the "free breakfast line" disappears. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. AB 156 has passed both chambers, and I wanted to write one more time — not to ask for anything, but to say thank you. Your vote will mean thousands of Nevada kids start the school day ready to learn. That's the kind of result that restores a person's faith in state government.

I work in the cafeteria at an elementary school in Las Vegas. I'm the one who sees which kids hover near the line at breakfast but don't come through it, because the reduced-price paperwork didn't get filed or because they don't want the other kids to see. When breakfast is free for everyone, that shame disappears overnight. I've watched it happen. The line just becomes the line. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. AB 156 has passed both chambers, and I wanted to write one more time — not to ask for anything, but to say thank you. Your vote will mean thousands of Nevada kids start the school day ready to learn. That's the kind of result that restores a person's faith in state government.

My husband and I are raising our two grandkids in Las Vegas. We're on a fixed income, and the last week of every month gets thin. I grew up believing you don't ask for help, so it took me a long time to admit that the school breakfast program the next county over would have made a real difference for us. Pride shouldn't be the reason a seven-year-old starts class hungry. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. AB 156 has passed both chambers, and I wanted to write one more time — not to ask for anything, but to say thank you. Your vote will mean thousands of Nevada kids start the school day ready to learn. That's the kind of result that restores a person's faith in state government.

My husband and I are raising our two grandkids in Las Vegas. We're on a fixed income, and the last week of every month gets thin. I grew up believing you don't ask for help, so it took me a long time to admit that the school breakfast program the next county over would have made a real difference for us. Pride shouldn't be the reason a seven-year-old starts class hungry. Kids who eat breakfast at school perform measurably better on math and reading assessments, and the gains are largest for the students furthest behind. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. Now that AB 156 has passed, I wanted to thank you for supporting it. It would have been easy for a bill like this to die quietly in the shuffle of a session. It didn't, because legislators like you decided it mattered. My family noticed, and we're grateful.

My husband and I are raising our two grandkids in Sparks. We're on a fixed income, and the last week of every month gets thin. I grew up believing you don't ask for help, so it took me a long time to admit that the school breakfast program the next county over would have made a real difference for us. Pride shouldn't be the reason a seven-year-old starts class hungry. Kids who eat breakfast at school perform measurably better on math and reading assessments, and the gains are largest for the students furthest behind. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. AB 156 has passed both chambers, and I wanted to write one more time — not to ask for anything, but to say thank you. Your vote will mean thousands of Nevada kids start the school day ready to learn. That's the kind of result that restores a person's faith in state government.

My husband and I are raising our two grandkids in Sparks. We're on a fixed income, and the last week of every month gets thin. I grew up believing you don't ask for help, so it took me a long time to admit that the school breakfast program the next county over would have made a real difference for us. Pride shouldn't be the reason a seven-year-old starts class hungry. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. Now that AB 156 has passed, I wanted to thank you for supporting it. It would have been easy for a bill like this to die quietly in the shuffle of a session. It didn't, because legislators like you decided it mattered. My family noticed, and we're grateful.

I recently retired after 26 years as an elementary school principal in Henderson. If you gave me one lever to raise attendance, cut morning discipline referrals, and improve test scores at a struggling school, I would pick universal breakfast without hesitating — because I ran that experiment myself with grant funding for two years, and I watched every one of those numbers move. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. This bill would change that, for my family and thousands of others. AB 156 has passed both chambers, and I wanted to write one more time — not to ask for anything, but to say thank you. Your vote will mean thousands of Nevada kids start the school day ready to learn. That's the kind of result that restores a person's faith in state government.

I recently retired after 26 years as an elementary school principal in Henderson. If you gave me one lever to raise attendance, cut morning discipline referrals, and improve test scores at a struggling school, I would pick universal breakfast without hesitating — because I ran that experiment myself with grant funding for two years, and I watched every one of those numbers move. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. Now that AB 156 has passed, I wanted to thank you for supporting it. It would have been easy for a bill like this to die quietly in the shuffle of a session. It didn't, because legislators like you decided it mattered. My family noticed, and we're grateful.

I recently retired after 26 years as an elementary school principal in Reno. If you gave me one lever to raise attendance, cut morning discipline referrals, and improve test scores at a struggling school, I would pick universal breakfast without hesitating — because I ran that experiment myself with grant funding for two years, and I watched every one of those numbers move. Roughly one in six Nevada children lives in a household that struggles to reliably put food on the table. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. AB 156 has passed both chambers, and I wanted to write one more time — not to ask for anything, but to say thank you. Your vote will mean thousands of Nevada kids start the school day ready to learn. That's the kind of result that restores a person's faith in state government.

I recently retired after 26 years as an elementary school principal in Reno. If you gave me one lever to raise attendance, cut morning discipline referrals, and improve test scores at a struggling school, I would pick universal breakfast without hesitating — because I ran that experiment myself with grant funding for two years, and I watched every one of those numbers move. When breakfast is universal instead of means-tested, participation among eligible low-income kids jumps dramatically, because the stigma of the "free breakfast line" disappears. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. AB 156 has passed both chambers, and I wanted to write one more time — not to ask for anything, but to say thank you. Your vote will mean thousands of Nevada kids start the school day ready to learn. That's the kind of result that restores a person's faith in state government.

I'm the PTA president at our elementary school in Elko. Last year our PTA ran a weekend backpack food program for 40 families. The need we found once we started asking was double what we'd planned for, and we're volunteers with a bake-sale budget. We patched what we could. It shouldn't take a bake sale to make sure kids in our state can eat before class. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. Now that AB 156 has passed, I wanted to thank you for supporting it. It would have been easy for a bill like this to die quietly in the shuffle of a session. It didn't, because legislators like you decided it mattered. My family noticed, and we're grateful.

I'm the PTA president at our elementary school in Elko. Last year our PTA ran a weekend backpack food program for 40 families. The need we found once we started asking was double what we'd planned for, and we're volunteers with a bake-sale budget. We patched what we could. It shouldn't take a bake sale to make sure kids in our state can eat before class. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. Now that AB 156 has passed, I wanted to thank you for supporting it. It would have been easy for a bill like this to die quietly in the shuffle of a session. It didn't, because legislators like you decided it mattered. My family noticed, and we're grateful.

My husband and I are raising our two grandkids in North Las Vegas. We're on a fixed income, and the last week of every month gets thin. I grew up believing you don't ask for help, so it took me a long time to admit that the school breakfast program the next county over would have made a real difference for us. Pride shouldn't be the reason a seven-year-old starts class hungry. Roughly one in six Nevada children lives in a household that struggles to reliably put food on the table. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. Now that AB 156 has passed, I wanted to thank you for supporting it. It would have been easy for a bill like this to die quietly in the shuffle of a session. It didn't, because legislators like you decided it mattered. My family noticed, and we're grateful.

My husband and I are raising our two grandkids in North Las Vegas. We're on a fixed income, and the last week of every month gets thin. I grew up believing you don't ask for help, so it took me a long time to admit that the school breakfast program the next county over would have made a real difference for us. Pride shouldn't be the reason a seven-year-old starts class hungry. When breakfast is universal instead of means-tested, participation among eligible low-income kids jumps dramatically, because the stigma of the "free breakfast line" disappears. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. Now that AB 156 has passed, I wanted to thank you for supporting it. It would have been easy for a bill like this to die quietly in the shuffle of a session. It didn't, because legislators like you decided it mattered. My family noticed, and we're grateful.

I'm the PTA president at our elementary school in North Las Vegas. Last year our PTA ran a weekend backpack food program for 40 families. The need we found once we started asking was double what we'd planned for, and we're volunteers with a bake-sale budget. We patched what we could. It shouldn't take a bake sale to make sure kids in our state can eat before class. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. AB 156 has passed both chambers, and I wanted to write one more time — not to ask for anything, but to say thank you. Your vote will mean thousands of Nevada kids start the school day ready to learn. That's the kind of result that restores a person's faith in state government.

I'm the PTA president at our elementary school in North Las Vegas. Last year our PTA ran a weekend backpack food program for 40 families. The need we found once we started asking was double what we'd planned for, and we're volunteers with a bake-sale budget. We patched what we could. It shouldn't take a bake sale to make sure kids in our state can eat before class. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. Now that AB 156 has passed, I wanted to thank you for supporting it. It would have been easy for a bill like this to die quietly in the shuffle of a session. It didn't, because legislators like you decided it mattered. My family noticed, and we're grateful.

I drive a school bus in Reno, first route at 6:40 in the morning. You learn a lot about kids from the bus. The ones who get on quiet and put their heads against the window aren't sleepy, half the time — they're hungry, and they'll tell you so if you ask gently. I started keeping a box of breakfast bars up front years ago. Nobody asked me to. Somebody had to. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. Now that AB 156 has passed, I wanted to thank you for supporting it. It would have been easy for a bill like this to die quietly in the shuffle of a session. It didn't, because legislators like you decided it mattered. My family noticed, and we're grateful.

I drive a school bus in Reno, first route at 6:40 in the morning. You learn a lot about kids from the bus. The ones who get on quiet and put their heads against the window aren't sleepy, half the time — they're hungry, and they'll tell you so if you ask gently. I started keeping a box of breakfast bars up front years ago. Nobody asked me to. Somebody had to. Kids who eat breakfast at school perform measurably better on math and reading assessments, and the gains are largest for the students furthest behind. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. AB 156 has passed both chambers, and I wanted to write one more time — not to ask for anything, but to say thank you. Your vote will mean thousands of Nevada kids start the school day ready to learn. That's the kind of result that restores a person's faith in state government.

I'm a high school senior in Las Vegas, and I have a little brother in second grade. My parents both work early, so getting my brother ready for school is my job. Most mornings we do fine. But I'm seventeen and I'm the breakfast plan, and on the mornings when we're out of cereal or out of time, he goes to school with nothing and I sit in my first-period class thinking about it instead of the lesson. Kids who eat breakfast at school perform measurably better on math and reading assessments, and the gains are largest for the students furthest behind. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. Now that AB 156 has passed, I wanted to thank you for supporting it. It would have been easy for a bill like this to die quietly in the shuffle of a session. It didn't, because legislators like you decided it mattered. My family noticed, and we're grateful.

I'm a high school senior in Las Vegas, and I have a little brother in second grade. My parents both work early, so getting my brother ready for school is my job. Most mornings we do fine. But I'm seventeen and I'm the breakfast plan, and on the mornings when we're out of cereal or out of time, he goes to school with nothing and I sit in my first-period class thinking about it instead of the lesson. Kids who eat breakfast at school perform measurably better on math and reading assessments, and the gains are largest for the students furthest behind. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. Now that AB 156 has passed, I wanted to thank you for supporting it. It would have been easy for a bill like this to die quietly in the shuffle of a session. It didn't, because legislators like you decided it mattered. My family noticed, and we're grateful.